Tang Yan pondered for a moment, then said, "You've seen it yourself. Dongxue has been advancing very quickly by my side. Surely there's no question about that?"
"But..." Lu Ruiqing was about to argue when Tang Yan cut him off.
"She can join the Sword Alliance and take you as her master, but don't restrict Dongxue's freedom.
She can go to the Sword Alliance to study and return to the Pill Alliance the rest of the time. That way, neither her swordsmanship nor her cultivation will suffer." Tang Yan offered a solution that gave them the best of both worlds.
Lu Ruiqing's eyes lit up. As long as she joined the Sword Alliance, where his disciple stayed didn't matter! He immediately nodded. "That works for me! Dongxue, what do you think?"
"Master, please accept your disciple's bow!" Lin Dongxue performed the formal salute without hesitation.
"Good, good!" Beaming, Lu Ruiqing took out a Heaven and Earth Bag and handed it over. "This is my welcoming gift to you. Take it."
"Thank you, Master!" Lin Dongxue obediently accepted it.
Tang Yan said, "Elder Lu, Dongxue will stay at the Pill Alliance for a few days first. When I visit the Sword Alliance at the end of the month, I'll bring her along, and she can formally join then!"
"Certainly!" Lu Ruiqing nodded.
Once they had settled everything, Lu Ruiqing finally left, thoroughly satisfied.
After seeing everyone off, Tang Yan invited the two women to sit at the table and asked in puzzlement, "Where are Fang Xuan and the others?"
Lin Dongxue gave Tang Yan a timid look and answered honestly, "In Connecting-Heaven City. Du Shu has joined the Myriad Pill Tower."
Tang Yan slapped the table, and all his questions fell neatly into place.
No wonder the way the Myriad Pill